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Rating:  - Definitely a Tearjerker
This is a great movie. Similar experience went on in my family which made this a very memorable movie. I was 10 when I saw this movie and still remember what effects I had watching this film. Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine were great. Makes you think about not taking life for granted.
Rating:  - Its' Sad, But It's Good!
This film deals with the subject matter normally associated with mini series. Three generations of a family in times of happiness and sadness. Despite this, and despite its length, it is entertaining and attention-holding throughout. Shirley MacLaine gives a wonderful performance of a frosty divorcee/widow (it's never made quite clear) who thaws on meeting the charming neighbour Jack Nicholson. Jack plays his usual character, but as always, he does it so well that you forgive him for it. Shirley wears some truly hideous frocks and has some appalling hairstyles, but her smile manages to shine through all of this towards the end of the film. The strong ensemble cast is completed by Debra Winger and Jeff Daniels who play their parts to perfection, but these are not as detailed as MacLaine's Aurora, and maybe the film would have benefited from concentrating on one character. Having said that, the cutting between mother and daughter enables the film-makers to show us both sides of their relationship. The cryptic title keeps you thinking throughout the film, but the music occasionally stops you thinking and is over the top in places. You should be warned that this is an especially sad film, so don't watch it if you get too upset by this sort of thing.
Rating: - A True American Classic
Terms Of Endearment is, funny, sad, and heartbreaking. It's the story of a relationship of a mother and daughter that goes through ups and downs during the course of a few years. One of the things that makes this movie work is how real it is. This is real life. There's nothing more real than that. This can be anybody's mother and daughter. It could be you. Shirley MacLaine gives one of cinema's most memorable and brilliant portrayols as Aurora Greenway, who is one of movieland's greatest characters. She is so perfect, she deserved ten more Oscars just for the hell of it. Debra Winger, as the daughter, is good as well. She really brings her character to life. And there's Jack Nicholson. Nobody is better than Jack. His performance, like Shirley's, is also one of Hollywood's best classics. It's a role where Jack gets to shine brighter than ever. There are many classic scenes and lines in this film. That doesn't happen often. The remaining cast is brilliant: Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, and Danny DeVito. What an electrifying cast. Watch this movie. And, oh, by the way, grab a hankie. A film classic.
Rating: - a great mother-daughter movie
Whenever I watch this movie, I think that the characters are actually a reflection of real mother-daughter relationships.
Rating: - One of the all-time greats!
This movie is widely disparaged as one of the less-worthy Best Picture winners, yet it is so great. Comparing "Terms" with flicks like "English Patient" or "American Beauty" is an insult. "Terms" feels like life, unlike "American Beauty," which featured no characters I recognize in reality. I first saw this movie when I was 19 years old, and I wondered if it could still affect me emotionally after many years and several viewings. The answer is "YES!" Although it is manipulative, it is the rare movie that evokes both laughter and tears. The supposed "tear-jerkers" of recent years have been, without exception, terribly lame. Do yourself a favor and see this (again) whenever you're in the mood for a cry.
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